Complete the Girls Dormitory

The St. Andrews Secondary School, Matale Uganda – Girls Dormitorywill house over 400 secondary school girls – some of whom are orphans – and help to create a safer and more nurturing school environment to enhance girls’ chances of academic success.

We are almost there !

Your contribution will secure furnishings and materials to complete Phase 3 of the building project.

Many young girls walk 3-6 miles to and from school every day, which creates exposure to Gender Based Violence (GBV) safety risks. When they arrive home they typically have many chores to finish before they can settle down to studies, and if chores are finished late, the lack of electricity in most homes poses an additional challenge to finishing homework. The building of a dormitory on the school campus at St. Andrews S.S.S Matale will reduce the safety risks of walking to and from school, allow young girls the opportunity to focus on their studies and academic success

We have to "try that much harder" to get girls an education, UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed tells BBC 100 Women.

JAMBO & Welcome to Harambee Centre!

Harambee Centre is a non-profit organization based out of Portland, Oregon.
The word "Harambee (Har-ahm-bay)" is our name and our mission. It means "Let's Pull Together" in Swahili. We pull people together for the good of community by connecting the people of the Pacific Northwest with the people and diverse cultures of Africa. We believe that intercultural awareness, education and exchange are essential to building genuine understanding, respect and enduring relationships anywhere in the world.